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THE SPLENDID IDLE FORTIES
STORIES OF OLD CALIFORNIA
BY
GERTRUDE ATHERTON
AUTHOR OF "THE CONQUEROR," "SENATOR NORTH" "THE ARISTOCRATS," ETC.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY HARRISON FISHER
1902